{"id":7724,"date":"2010-10-12T20:33:40","date_gmt":"2010-10-13T02:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/?p=7724"},"modified":"2011-02-10T12:47:21","modified_gmt":"2011-02-10T18:47:21","slug":"maximize-workout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/2010\/10\/12\/maximize-workout\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips to Maximize Your Workout"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u2026 only 19 days until the book release!<\/h2>\n

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MAXIMIZE YOUR WORKOUT<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n
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\"\"<\/a>So you\u2019ve just finished your 3 sets of 10 bicep curls for weeks on end, and you\u2019re thinking that you might want to change things up. \u00a0What do you do? \u00a0The good news is you don\u2019t necessarily have to find a new move or up the weight just yet. \u00a0Here are five quick ideas to keep your current routine fresh and challenging:<\/p>\n

1. <\/strong> Pause at the top of your lift for two seconds. \u00a0Putting the emphasis on a different section of the move will create a new obstacle in the resistance training.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

2.<\/strong> Do the moves faster or slower. \u00a0This would activate different sections of the muscle while simultaneously making you re-focus on the task. \u00a0You should see improvements in both strength and endurance with the particular move.<\/div>\n
3.<\/strong> Do the moves while standing on an unstable surface. \u00a0This will cause your core to activate in order to allow you to keep you balance while doing the exercise. \u00a0Anytime you add an obstacle to your training, you\u2019ll be increasing the intensity and demand on that muscle group. \u00a0Adding an unstable surface will also ensure that you\u2019re squeezing your butt and abs. \u00a0Of course, as a reminder, be careful!<\/div>\n
4.<\/strong> Close your eyes or look away from the mirror. \u00a0Doing this will likely throw off your balance and force you to focus. \u00a0It may sound silly, but give it a try!<\/div>\n
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5.<\/strong> Change the order of your moves. \u00a0Your body adjusts to a routine and will become more efficient with that routine over time. \u00a0Switching the order of your exercises will force your body to \u201cthink\u201d and react differently.<\/p>\n

Implementing any of these suggestions will help to keep your workout from becoming stale and keep your mind from zoning out. \u00a0Even these tiny changes can help to activate every part of the muscle you\u2019re working, as well as help the core to keep you balanced.<\/p>\n

There are multiple ways to modify your workout, but these are some quick two second changes that will help you improve your overall weightlifting results!<\/p>\n

Fit Links:<\/strong>
\nFitness Tweaks You Need to Make \u2013 That\u2019s Fit<\/a>
\nWeight-Training Routines: Change is Good \u2013 Gain-Weight-Muscle-Fast.com<\/a>
\nWorkout Rut? Variety Boosts Results \u2013 Gaiam.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Amy Mac\u2019s 2nd book<\/span> <\/span>Fitness Made Too Easy<\/a><\/strong> <\/strong><\/em>is going to be released on Halloween 2010! \u00a0That\u2019s right,\u00a010\/31\/10<\/strong>! It will feature 101 easy tips to help you live a healthy and fit life! 91 of those tips will be released right here, starting today and going through the launch date. The last 10 tips are EXCLUSIVE to the book so if you want them, you\u2019ll have to buy the book! We are also working on lots of bonus material to overload the book!\u00a0Pre-order your copy now!<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u2026 only 19 days until the book release! === MAXIMIZE YOUR WORKOUT So you\u2019ve just finished your 3 sets of 10 bicep curls for weeks on end, and you\u2019re thinking that you might want to change things up. \u00a0What do you do? \u00a0The good news is you don\u2019t necessarily have […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,37,1],"tags":[20,936,12,9,225,937,8,935,940,939,938,390,941,21,13],"class_list":["post-7724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-episodes","category-fitness-attack-episodes","category-news","tag-amy-mac","tag-changes-to-weight-training-routine","tag-exercise","tag-fitness","tag-fitness-tips","tag-gym-tips","tag-health","tag-improve-workout-results","tag-lifting-weight-tips","tag-maximize-workout","tag-personal-training-tips","tag-strength-training","tag-strength-training-secrets","tag-withamymac","tag-workout"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7724","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7724"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7724\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7724"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7724"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}